the first express lane in northern california opens in the east bay. how it works for solo drivers if you want to pay up. >> is your family sitting on top of a dangerous gas pipeline? we will have answers for that very important question for monday september 20th here in the bay. >> good morning, everyone. it is 4:30. let's get it started with rob. >> good monday morning. we are off to i nice start in oakland with your today in the

east bay forecast. 63 degrees and southwest wind at 5 miles per hour and patchy fog in a few spots. not so much in san jose, but across the golden gate bridge and around the north bay. let's show you what's going on and what's left of the light rain. now well off to the east. behind it, we are stuck with the mild temperatures around the trivalley. dublin and san ramon 82 degrees. as we move to the north, inland east bay should climb into the low 70s. concord and pleasant hill. the first half of the week is looking mild. as we roll into the start of fall wednesday, look at the weekend. temperatures climb up. 80s to near 90, but the story this morning is some of that patchy fog. >> definitely, rob. we will have folks look out for that and as far as the view goes, no fog or low clouds on the top of this 13th floor.

880 looking smooth and overnight we had construction over there on this section of the east bay. right now light volume and the construction looks like it picked up. here coming over towards the castro valley where you see the yellow, speeds below 15 miles per hour. just starting to see more cars. the debris westbound out of castro valley, but it shouldn't be an issue. it should be removed in the next couple of minutes and i will watch that. an easy drive and smooth flow to the dublin interchange down towards the grade. we are following something you have for us new this morning. >> solo drivers new this morning on 680. we will have the option of hopping into the carpool lane if they are willing to pay for the privilege. headed southbound for about 14 miles between pleasant ton 1k3

milpitas. kristi smith with how this new change and new lane will change your commute. >> good morning. this will definitely move your commute along. you want to get ready and if you want to use it, you have to pay up. estimates are from 30 cents to $6. the lanes are operating at about 5:00 this morning. in about 30 minutes. this is the first of its kind. it has been functioning in southern california for quite a while and other parts of the country. the existing carpool lane is converted with new stripes that detail specific entry and exit points. you pay with your fast track tag and this is electronic. there no toll booths or a need to slow down. the average toll is expected to be about $4 to $6. the price would tell you how much it would be to mission street or all the way down.

regular koor poolers or motorcyclers with the hov stickers can use it for free and if you have fast track and if you are one of those drivers, you want to cover it to make sure you don't get charged. this is the first and express lanes are coming to 580 in pleasant to livermore and 237 fly over in milpitas. in about 30 minutes. come on down and use it. kristi smith today in the bay. >> tell me more about the bag. why do you need to cover the fast track? >> if you are one of the people who wouldn't ordinarily get charge and someone who can use the lane for free if you ride a motorcycle or you are in a carpool, you want to make sure you have a mylar bag to cover it. if you have your fast track and you drive by, you would get charged anyway. there was a gentlemen i was talking with who said you put it in your glove box, you can still

get charged. if you don't have to pay, you want to make sure you are not charged. >> christie smith from 680. >> police are hoping to nab a man who robbed a high profile politician, gene quan. he was walking into a safeway about 9:30 saturday night when a man came up behind her and grabbed her purse. she struggled to hold on, but the thief took off and jumped in a car and sped away. police later recovered the purse, but the wallet was gone with about $50 in cash. >> i'm embarrassed. i tried to hold on to my purse and we tell people never to go after them. >> she said it's the first time in 30 years something like this happened to her. one of her opponents has always been a victim on oakland streets. he was carjacked at gunpoint in

oakland about three years ago. >> in danville a man is under arrest for finding pipe bombs in his home. they responded to amigo road close to diablo record. kimberly terry explains why neighbors were already suspicious of the house. >> police say they were called to the danville neighborhood after reports of an argument. officers found out it involved eric dennis who had three pipe bombs and bomb-making materials in the house. >> i was surprised. the house sticks out for the neighborhood and for that bomb squad, it definitely threw us. >> the house that was involved and folks living here a long time and parents passed away sometime ago and children living there. >> police have been called, but never for anything as serious as bombs. >> kind of a surprise for us all.

a scary surprise. >> this neighborhood is full of children. there is a school across the street and that's definitely not what you want in your neighborhood or anywhere. >> the walnut creek bomb squad was call in to detonate and get rid of the color. neighbors said they were out to stay in the back of their homes, but weren't asked to leave. many neighbors did not want to go on camera, but told us they have been suspicious of the home for years, people coming and going at all times of the night. they call it the problem house in the neighborhood and say they called police themselves, asking that something be done. we did knock at the door where the pipe bombs were found and the people inside did not want to comment. police arrested eric dennis and booked him where he is being held on $650,000 bond. he is facing changes and possession of materials to make a destructive device.

in danville, nbc bay area news. >> a judge will decide whether to move a murder case out of the bay area. they will not be able to find an impartial jury in the east bay in the trial because of relentless negative news coverage. he is accused of ordering the killing of investigative journalist chauncy bailey from the muslim black bakery. he was working on a story about the bakery's finance when is he was shot and killed. the uc berkeley graduate freed from ivan calling her arrest a huge misunderstanding. sarah shourd said she, shane bahher and josh fattal had no idea they were hiking on the border between iraq and iran and did nothing to justify their arrest. her fiance and friend remain jailed in iran charged with espionage. shourd said she will not feel entirely free until they are free as well. >> i stand before you only one

third free. that was the last thing that josh said to me before i walked through the prison doors. josh and shane felt one third free at that moment and so did i. >> the two mothers of the two men behind bars travelled to new york to bring attention to the case. there is no trial date set 13 months after imprisonment. >> when i knew sarah was definitely released, it was a bitter sweet moment for me. the cold hard truth is shape and josh are still in prison. we want them home. >> shourd did not deviate from the statement and did not take questions. it's unclear what her medical condition is. she could be suffering for breast cancer and the beginning stages of cervical cancer, but she was given a clean bill of health.

good morning, scott. i would like to take you out and make sure you are doing your paperwork. things are moving from approaching the area. coming out of the tunnel with the 58 and 61 on the east shore freeway. no problems off the bridge here to the toll plaza. this is fine right now. monday morning, we will start to pick up in speeds and metering lights turn on, but keep in mind if you head into the city, there is a light volume and oracle opens around the center and you see the numbers affecting mason and taylor and howard has been closed since thursday from third to fourth and that adds a lot of traffic. a lot of business as well. keep it in mind. that's a look at the upper deck and a clear look and over the weekend we had a good number of clouds and drizzle. what do you have in store today? >> we have the clouds around the bay area and the fog and not the

rain-producing clouds. 63 in oakland and 63 in concord. a breeze into fairfield, but not as strong as the last few mornings. not too chilly. should make it into the 70s later on hour by hour. patchy fog really the only thing slowing you down. for the east bay, low 80s today near 78 in san jose. 68 for san francisco and the trend for the seven-day forecast runs cooler and warming up a lot towards the weekend. 80s and 90s the first week of fall this weekend. >> time now is 4:41. the holiday season will be here before you know it. that means family and friends and travel. we will help you save money on the way. five months to the day after a deadly explosion in the oil spill in the gulf, new information as to a possible fix on the broken well. gbgbgbgbgbgbgbgbgbgbgbgbgbgbgbgb

good morning to you. as we look at a live if somewhat night time looking picture. the sun is up soon, expecting warm temperatures this morning. new health care rules take effect in the east bay. george miller and john garr mendy announce part of the affordable care act. some of the changes if you have an employer-based insurance

plan, lifetime limits on coverage will be barred and workers with family policies cannot for coverage of grown children up to age 26 if they can't get coverage on their own at work. dozens of students could stay away from gang by becoming teachers. the career pathways program kicks off at 4:00 today in hayward. the four-week program helps young people start courses towards a teaching credential. they get to work in local programs to gain teaching experience. more than 80 at risk students applied to get into the program. good morning. we will take a look at a map we have prepared for you. 680 moves smoothly right now. we are watching very carefully this morning. the tail lights is the

southbound direction. christie smith is reporting that it's opening and will be unveiled at 5:00. we will watch for the net effect on your commute as well. meanwhile the typical start is on highway 4. speeds with 61 and further over towards willow pass. no problems through pittsburgh. eastbound the blip, the yellow lights has more folks hit the roadways and not a big deal. bart coming out of this area moving smoothly. a lot of humidity and muggy. >> through the bay area, it's still kind of humid, but not quite as balmy as the temperatures on friday morning. low 60s in oakland and a southwest wind at 5:00 and patches of fog. you will run into fog around the golden gate bridge. 57 degrees and a west wind at 8. what's left of the light rain, the coast and mainly portions of

the north bay pushed off to the east. we have a zonal flow through the middle of the west coast or temperatures will not warm up a lot. big changes headed our way towards the end of the week. around the bay area, we should see 72 around oakland and 78 for san jose. lake port is warm up to 80 degrees and 85 around sacramento. kind of a tale of two weeks weather-wise and the cool pattern through wednesday and heading towards next weekend, 80s and 90s inland as you approach the weekend. creating jobs job one for the president. that's what we will be talking about today in a cnbc exclusive. live at world headquarters with that and a look at trading ahead. good morning, courtney. >> good morning. that's right. we have a special town hall where you can ask president obama your questions on the economy and again later tonight at 8:00 p.m. if you miss it at noon eastern time. futures are higher and wall

street coming off a third straight week of gains. asian markets mostly quiet. japan is closed for a holiday. europe is positive and it's going to be a busy week ahead for investors topped off by the fed meeting. the central bank is not expected to move, but could signal other future measures like large amounts of bonds and other securities. we will get reports on how manufacturing and unemployment is. that means trading begins at 10,607 and the nasdaq rose to 2315. household net worth, stocks, homes and other networks fell about 3% to $53.5 trillion due to a drop in investments. that's the first quarterly decline since the dark days of the financial crisis and works out to $180,000 per person. back to you. >> thank you much. this morning the final clean up

under way at the oil spill site at the gulf of mexico. teams leaving after successfully sealing the fractured deep water horizon well. scientists say the final seal, 74 barrels of cement is holding and that the well will likely never leak again. for many along the coast, the fight against the oil that almost leaked continues and it stretches to capitol hill where south louisiana parish leaders are expected to drive that point home to lawmakers. dozens of family ares moving after a wildfire destroyed their homes north of salt lake city. more than 100 firefighters working to put out the name this is morning and the fire broke out yesterday at a gun range at a national guard training facility. officials are still trying to figure out what happened. republican gubernatorial candidate meg whitman will be

stopping for votes in sacramento and bring her campaign to the company to speak to local voters and employees starting at 11:00 this morning. whitman will be getting help from michael bloomberg and he will travel to california next month to urge voters to back whitman instead of democrat jerry brown. he is trying to push his cent rus brand of politics by making endorsements and helping gop candidates fend off the tea party movement. whitman just this past week broke bloomberg's record for the most personal money ever spent on a campaign. president obama heads to philadelphia today to raise money for a democrat who could help his party maintain control in congress. as today in the bay's tracie potts reports, republicaning see an opportunity to take over. it's that nation's newest political movement that could

have the biggest impact. >> this weekend president obama aimed for the heart of his party. black voters. >> tell them the time for action is now! >> the challenge is the tea party, americans fed up with washington. >> telling the american people don't worry about it. everything is going to be okay despite the fact that we have 13.4 trillion in debt. >> democrats are trying to sway those in the middle. >> to control the republican party who do not speak for independent or moderate voters at all. >> republicans are split, distancing themselves from the tea party's radical elements and trying to capitalize on its message. >> for every person who goes to a tea party rally, thousands agree with them. >> president obama's bearing down on interest. >> it's a power grid. they are hoping to ride the wave of unchecked influence all the way to victory. >> the election is six weeks

away. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >> let's take a look at what's coming up later. good morning, brent. >> a few more minutes. families around the bay area are anxiously awaiting a new report from pg&e that comes out later. it will detail the way they run. one south bay city got a warning from the company and we will have more on that coming up in a live report. an exclusive inside look at fast track. see how to make sure you are getting the most out of the program rather than it getting the most out of you. it's an interesting story. including the 49ers who are getting ready for the first win of the season. we have a preview in a little bit on today in the bay. >> you are thinking positive. it may only be september, but there plenty of reasons why you may want to check out holiday

airfares right now mainly because of the add on fees including for peak travel days. experts say there will be plenty of peak travel days betweening this and new year's. you can expect to be more than last year. experts suggest early october is the latest you are going to be able to find bargain fares to fly. we checked a flight from oakland to chicago over christmas and each way. new york around $250. if yow e your child likes being rewarded for treat and what about incentives for good grades. that is the prams of a stanford study. it has prizing results. >> i think it's a great idea. i like money. >> i would get my own mansion and i would get a flat screen tv. >> the idea of money seemed appealing to the students though the study was conducted in a

poor rural community in ohio. >> to the extent that every community has unmotivated kids, there would be applicability. >> the study's author said the program worked like this. students in third through sixth grade earn from $15 up to 100 depending upon how well they did on state tests. the findings, math scores jumped quite a bit with students improving almost half a great level. there were improve ams in other subjects, but not significant. >> for doesn't work over the long run and it will provide a short psych and level off again. >> the pins pal who did receiver as a grad student said to increase achievement long-term, students must be motivated intrinsically. >> i don't need to get paid to do good. i should do well because i want to do well. it's like bribing people. >> they are given stars and certificates, but the reward

they use to support the message, they can do it. >> i want to do my best because i try to get the test right. >> it goes to show you, money can't buy everything. >> sometimes money doesn't have to matter. sometimes it matters about your life. >> rory divine reporting over the three years, the program costs about $52,000, about the same amount it costs to hire a teacher for a year. hundreds of people packed into the wood minster amphitheater for the first of four free concerts. the sundays at the redwood series at the joaquin miller park, the money went towards hurricane katrina victims. the response was so positive, the cities office of parks and rec made it a tradition. next sunday, the oakland symphony will play. i saw a sophisticated rob when i

mispronounced the word symphony. >> you pronounce them better than the west of us. >> what's going on with the symphony of weather is just fog. bring out the fog this morning. it is kind of soupy around san francisco and the north bay. we have visibilities down to a quarter mile in the north bay. factor in extra time on the morning drive for the rest of the bay area, we will see temperatures climbing into the 80s and this includes the trivalley with our locations in the east bay. this will be the first week of fall coming up, but the temperatures will be soaring heading towards next weekend. air quality with a steady sea breeze that keep things comfortable. the storm track moved off to the north and should stay there for most of the week. with the jet stream racing across the west coast, temperatures will be like today. mostly mild. 79 around dublin and you will see 72 for richmond. oakland in the low 70s and

inland across oakland. low 80s. 82 as well for pitsburg. for the first half of the week, we will be running cooler towards wednesday. stay tuned. if those winds turn offshore, that may have to be watched for fire danger. look at the temperatures ratcheting upwards. >> 4:57. up next in the bay, a preview of a new report out later that will show whether you and your family are living on top of a dangerous gas pipeline. plus, see how people are taking advantage of muni's new multimillion-dollar turnstile system. some are getting a free ride. the bright lights of monday thait football coming up to the will vebaha raj amaai will have all that.

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